All Seven Bids for Macao’s Six Gaming Concessions Accepted
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  Macao’s six gaming operators – and the seventh outside bidder – will be on tenterhooks over the next few weeks as the Gaming Concession Public Tender Committee weighs up their competing tenders which were unsealed last Friday. Seven companies submitted bids for the granting of up to six gaming concessions before the public tender’s…

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India: Government Panel Wants Regulator for Online Gaming
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  A new government report calls for a regulatory authority to monitor and classify online gaming websites in India. The report, drafted by a panel of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s top officials, called for intervention and a stricter classification of India’s online gaming sector. Previously, Indian skill-based gaming start-ups and industry associations sought a mechanism…

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France’s ANJ Announces Board Changes
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  The French gambling regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has made changes to its nine-member board. Isabelle Falque Pierrotin will remain president but three members have been replaced. Board members Éliane Houlette, Mario Blaise and Wilfried Sand-Zantman have chosen not to continue on the board. They have been replaced by Thomas de Ricolfis, Jean-Pierre…

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Anti-IR Group Files Lawsuit Against Nagasaki Prefecture
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  Nagasaki’s integrated resort bid has come under fire from a group that has filed a lawsuit in Nagasaki District Court. The group is challenging the use of taxpayer money on the project. Japanese citizen’s group “Stop the Casino Nagasaki Prefectural Network” claims authorities signed a contract for circa JPY110m (US$761,500) with a law firm…

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IAGR ANNOUNCES DIGITAL TICKET TO UPCOMING CONFERENCE
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  IAGR looks forward to welcoming around 200 international gambling regulators, industry stakeholders and thought leaders to Melbourne for its conference, A Kickstart for collaboration: Sparking innovation in regulatory practice, from 17 – 20 October. To extend the reach of the content to regulators who can’t make it to Australia, IAGR has created a ticket to…

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EGBA Publishes Pan-European AML Guidelines
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  The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has published the first ever pan-European, self-regulatory guidelines to strengthen the anti-money laundering (AML) efforts of Europe’s online gambling operators and support the sector’s contribution to the fight against money laundering. The publication of the guidelines continues EGBA’s commitment to promote the highest level of industry responsibility.…

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Danish Regulator Posts Report on Help Line Performance
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  The gambling regulator Spillemyndigheden has reported the results of a study into Denmark’s gambling helpline, StopSpillet, which it launched in 2019. It said the results showed that the helpline was reaching its targets and meeting requirements. The study shows that 87% of callers are men and 35% men between the ages of 18 and…

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ComeOn Group to launch its flagship brand in the Dutch iGaming market
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  Leading iGaming operator ComeOn Group announced that it will be launching its flagship brand ‘ComeOn!’ in the Dutch market following the issuance of licence by the Dutch Gaming Authority for the operation of the brand in the Netherlands. This further solidifies the group’s position at pursuing business ventures in regulated markets. This development follows…

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